Linked officials named in Stirone labor case in court
In Pittsburgh, Lynn G. Adams and Lewis G. Hines were accused of using influence to aid Nick Stirone in securing contracts for his terms. Ross Adams filed a second amended complaint seeking to stop Stirone from intimidating Local 1058 and to reinstate his own union membership after the local charter was revoked.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur H. James
Nick Stirone
Stirone
Ross Adams
Hod Carriers
Route 22
Harry Alan Sherman
National Union
Two Women Die in Auto Trolley Crash in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 20 two women Esther Sincere and Hortense Miller died after an auto-trolley collision. Six others, residents of Father Divine’s New York mission, were seriously injured. Motorman Arthur W. Johnson was hospitalized for observation. ten passengers were unharmed. The crash disrupted front-track ties for half an hour.
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Philadelphia
New York
Father Divine
Esther Sincere
Hortense Miller
Rockland Palace
155Th St
Arthur W. Johnson
Jewish Hospital
Former Senator Moses Dies in Concord New Hampshire
George Higgins Moses longtime U S Senator from New Hampshire dies at 75 in Concord just after returning home for Christmas. He served three terms ending in 1932 after a year in hospital with coronary thrombosis. His widow and son Gordon present. funeral plans pending. He was known for independence and bold remarks including calling farm bloc lawmakers sons of the would jackass.
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Concord
George Higgins Moses
U. S
New Hampshire
United States Senate
Gordon
Jacob H. Gallinger
Moses
U. S. Senate
Senate
Johnston Is Named Head of Morganza
J Elmer Johnston, former Washington county commissioner, is approved as superintendent of the Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza. The post pays 5000 dollars and maintenance. Johnston, a former Morganza trustee, succeeds Dr E Pres ton Sharp as he becomes director of the bureau of community work. The selection faced opposition from the Public Charities Association which argued Johnston is a real estate man and farmer, urging qualified educational experience for Morganza's leadership.
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Harrisburg
J. Elmer Johnston
Washington County
Martin
Pennsylvania Training School
Morganza
Johnston
E. Preston Sharp
Bureau of Community Work
State Welfare Department
Arthur H. James
Public Charities Association
Philadelphia
Everett S. Elwood
Indict Kamp for Ignoring House Records
A grand jury indicted Joseph P. Kamp for failing to produce records of the Constitutional Educational League Inc for a House committee probing 1944 political spending. Kamp served as acting chairman of the league and faced charges over contributions of $100 or more. The inquiry also reviewed the American Democratic National Committee as Dr George C Gallup lectured on poll data.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kamp
Constitutional Education League, Inc
House
New Yorker
Campaign Expenditures Committee
American Democratic National Committee
George C. Gallup
Gallup
Kamp
Constitutional Educational League
Quiz Baby To Get Clue In Murder Case
In Lansdowne police search for the slayer of Loretta Cleveland a 32 year old wife of a marine sergeant. An unfinished letter threats to her life were found in the apartment. Sgt. Oren Cleveland spoke with his two year old daughter Elva as investigators seek a lead. Coffeepots on the table suggest an acquaintance as the assailant. no robbery evidence. door locked on the inside. The victim will be taken to Butler for funeral arrangements. Elva to join Gretchan, 10, with her paternal grandparents in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Lansdowne
Loretta Cleveland
Elva
Butler
A. O. Cleveland
Lebanon
Tenn
Gretchan
Two Pittsburgh Plants Hit by Sympathetic Strikes
Pittsburgh forged metals plants faced curbed operations as 1000 workers joined a sympathy strike with 113 who walked out over a wage dispute. Army and Navy officials and a federal labor conciliator prepared to meet to stop tank part production losses. At Jones and Laughlin Steel’s South Side plant, 140 riggers pressed a three day strike demanding the discharge of a worker who quit CIO United Steelworkers.
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Pittsburgh
Coraopolis
Army and Navy
Jones and Laughlin, Steel Corporation
South Side
CIO
United Steelworkers
Chambersburg Man Convicted by Court Martial
Flight Officer William S. Miller of Chambersburg Pennsylvania was convicted by a general court martial on nine counts including desertion. He received a dishonorable discharge and 10 years hard labor, with sentence subject to review. Miller was taken into custody in Chambersburg two months after escaping confinement at Carlsbad Army air field last September.
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Albuquerque
N. Mex
Carlsbad Army Air Field
William S. Miller
Chambersburg
Miller
Carlsbad Field
Girl Bandit Steals $6 From Philadelphia Grocers
In Philadelphia on December 20 a girl about 18 robbed Grocer Nicholas Kolibaba at gunpoint, taking about $6 from the cash register after multiple returns for items. She fled the scene after the fourth trip.
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Philadelphia
Nicholas Kolibaba
Kalibaba
Governor appoints Mary Diehl state register for Bedford
Harrisburg December report says Governor Martin appoints Mrs Mary B Diehl of Bedford as register of wills for Bedford County to succeed her late husband Clarence A Diehl.
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Harrisburg
Martin
Mary B. Diehl
Bedford
Register of Wills
Bedford County
Clarence A. Diehl
Eden presses new three power approach on Greece crisis
London dispatch reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urging quarterly talks among the foreign secretaries of Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union to prevent future Greek crisis misunderstandings while Britain denies any intent to impose a king or bayonets on Greece. Churchill signals unity but notes possible gaps among allies. In China, Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer reports boosted air strikes against Japan with raids on Hongkong shipping and Burma road disruption, while Western China bases face attacks by P-38s and P-51s.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Eden
Russia
United States
Greece
Ronald M. Scobie
ELAS
Athens
George
Will To Win Battle At Any Cost
Supreme Headquarters reports German assault in full swing behind their front with massive anti aircraft fire and heavy transport. Capt Kenneth Dahlberg of St Louis claims four Me 109s shot down in a fierce dogfight near Prum as German air power surges with aggressive tactics in the offensive.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Kenneth Dahlberg
St. Louis
Prum
Jap Bases Are Bombed
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor announced American bombers struck Iwo Jima and Marcus Islands on Monday ahead of Superfortress operations on Saipan. Libera tors escorted by Lightning fighters carried out a 100 ton strike, the 12th straight daily attack on Iwo Jima en route to Tokio, with one enemy plane shot down and ground targets strafed.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Marcus Islands
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Liberators
Tokio
Franco-Red Pact To Be Debated In Paris Assembly
Paris reports say the French consultative assembly prepared to debate a Franco Russian alliance with Moscow conferees agreeing on mutual support for redrawing German territory in postwar settlements. French officials would trace the Polish Curzon line and award Poland territories east of the Oder. Russia would back French claims to the Rhineland Ruhr basin for independence under French Belgian sovereignty.
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Paris
French Consultative Assembly
Moscow
Georges Bidault
Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Curzon Line
Poland
Oder
Russia
Rhineland
Ruhr
Germany
Reds Seize 13 Towns In Losone Drive
Russian troops advanced up to five miles in the southern Czechoslovak hills and seized 13 towns in a drive aimed toward the citadel of Tosone. The Moscow communique noted gains while reporting no encirclement near Kassa where preparations for an attack on the Torysa river fortifications were reported. Towns captured included Batka and Janko, near Rimaszombat, as forces moved toward Losonc and the Hungarian border.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Tosone
Moscow
Kassa
Torysa
Rimaszombat
Batka
Janovee
Losonc
Losone
Czechoslovakia
Start Fires On Iwo Jima Start Fires On Iwo Jima
American Liberator bombers struck Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands 750 miles south of Japan and started large fires at the air strip. Navy reports say other bombers followed with 100 ton bombs, while Lightning fighters shot down one enemy aircraft and strafed air field installations. On Tuesday over 150 aircraft from the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and Fleet Air Wing 2 attacked Maloelap in the Marshall Islands.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Japan
Navy
4Th Marine Aircraft Wing
Fleet Airwing 2
Maloelap
Mid- Pacific
Marshall Islands
Policeman Michael O Neill Elected to Meyersdale Police
Meyersdale borough council recently elected Michael O Neill as a member of the police force to fill a vacancy from the death of Chief John Bittner. James Brecht was named chief and O Neill will serve as extra officer until duties begin in January.
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Michael O'Neill
Meyersdale
O'Neill
John Bittner
James Brecht
Germans Throw New Troops Into Battle Deepen Penetrations
Allied and German forces clash in the Stavelos sector of Belgium as 13 German divisions push and American units resist on a 60 mile front. Fresh German armored and infantry waves threaten major positions while weather hinders air support. Casualties mount on both sides as plans to stem the onslaught unfold and reports note heavy tank losses and stubborn American defense.
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Wes GatéNaner
Stavelos
Belgium
Kasserine Pass
North Africa
Rapido River
Italy
Nedville Nordness
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U. S
First Army
Luxembourg
Sicarce
Caen
Volksgrenadiers
Hitler
Associated Press
Stavelot
Monschau
Accault
Aachen
Allied warns Greeks of attack as battle nears end in Leyte
Lt. Gen. R. M. Scobie of Britain warns Athens that NAS batteries still firing will be attacked with all arms. Civilians urged to stay far from gun positions as RAF leaflets promise machine guns rockets bombs mortars and naval bombardment. In Leyte, Gen. MacArthur says Yamashita line destroyed and Japanese forces shattered. Allied advances cut Libongao and Valencia, with Ormoc corridor pressure tightening as 32nd and 77th divisions seal the pocket.
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Athens
R. M. Scovie
Greece
Praeus
Marlice
Elas- Led
Attica
Ths
ELAS
Scobie
George II
London
Damaskinos
AL MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Cormoc
Libongao
Palompon
Ward Palompon
Leyte
Yamassita
Ormoc
7Ith
New York
Valencia
Lonoy
Kanango
77Th
Ormoc Highway
Amboina
Halmahera
Moluccas
Timor
Failoro
77Th Infantry Division
First Cavalry
32Nd
Censorship To Be Opened Up Once A Day
Paris dispatch reports that allied governments will disclose German and Allied army positions once daily with a 24 to 48 hour delay. The blackout aims to prevent timely enemy gains while allowing readers a daily view of the front as of yesterday.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Paris
Japs Fear Air Raids Diet to press air defense measures
The Japanese Diet will be asked to seek tighter air defenses when it convenes its 86th session Sunday, a Tokio radio broadcast recorded by the FCC said. A resolution will urge a basic solution to evacuation and air raids and call on the government to carry out raid defense measures more vigorously.
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Associated Press
Tokio Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Diet
Tito Breaks Into Zagreb Amid Yugoslav War Report
Swiss radio claimed Tito forces broke into Zagreb the main German held center in Yugoslavia. Tito's communique said yesterday his forces were near Zagreb.
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Tito
Zagreb
London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavakia
Somerset Weather Report for Tuesday-Wednesday
Daily weather summary by David Grove reports 24 hour period ending 5:30 pm Wednesday with maximum 37 and minimum 8. Snowfall recorded at 2 inches. Temperature figures for the previous year show maximum 35 and minimum not specified.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Nearby States
Maryland: Fair with moderate temperatures in the east, increasing cloudiness and cooling west, windy Thursday, colder Thursday night, Friday turning fair and colder. Eastern Pennsylvania: Windy and colder with mountain snow flurries Thursday, clearing and cooler Thursday night, Friday fair and colder. Western Pennsylvania: Windy and much colder with some snow flurries Thursday, clearing Thursday night, Friday fair and very cold. West Virginia: Cloudy and colder with a few snow flurries north Thursday, clearing and much colder Thursday night, Friday fair and colder.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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